# flash **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1845 [Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md) **Page:** 1846 --- ## [Rollover Stickyness](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rollover-stickyness/181180)
**Author:** [@bigbstanley](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bigbstanley)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2006, 4:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/rollover-stickyness/181180 "2006-03-07T04:00:31Z")
I've read through the forums and didn't find much on this. I created a simple rollover affect using this: on (rollOver) { this.gotoAndPlay("over"); } on (rollOut) { this.gotoAndPlay("out"); } on(release) { … --- ## [10Seconds Of Your Time](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/10seconds-of-your-time/181178)
**Author:** [@Mage](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Mage)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2006, 3:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/10seconds-of-your-time/181178 "2006-03-07T03:59:19Z")
I'm noob to actionscript, need your help - stop(); this.onRelease = function() { if (\_parent.currentselection != "realrecycling\_instance") { gotoAndStop(2); } \_parent\[\_parent.currentselection\].goto… --- ## [Music Playlist Drop-down, Selectable menu](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/music-playlist-drop-down-selectable-menu/181169)
**Author:** [@Polaris](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Polaris)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2006, 2:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/music-playlist-drop-down-selectable-menu/181169 "2006-03-07T02:25:29Z")
I have a movieclip its shows just a regular music player when and when i rollover it expands and has a list of sounds to choose to play, but I don't know how to do this. I don't know how to put buttons on buttons, and ha… --- ## [Forcing a browser to reload swf file](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/forcing-a-browser-to-reload-swf-file/181162)
**Author:** [@Viramor](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Viramor)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2006, 11:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/forcing-a-browser-to-reload-swf-file/181162 "2006-03-06T23:48:29Z")
It's probably simple to do but I haven't been successfull locating a howto regarding how to get a browser to reload a swf file after like an update. Any ideas? Thanks. --- ## [setTimeout or setInterval problems](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/settimeout-or-setinterval-problems/181156)
**Author:** [@S34N](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/S34N)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2006, 11:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/settimeout-or-setinterval-problems/181156 "2006-03-06T23:10:34Z")
Okay so I have my site setup with temp nav with 4 buttons that you click for each section ... for the most part it works fine but I'm having some trouble with loading the sections(swf's) I want to a empty movie clip at t… --- ## [Loading External Text and CSS Displays Quirks](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-text-and-css-displays-quirks/181155)
**Author:** [@xpeters](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/xpeters)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2006, 11:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/loading-external-text-and-css-displays-quirks/181155 "2006-03-06T23:08:48Z")
Using the ideas presented in the kirupa.com FlashMX 2004 tutorial entitled "Applying CSS to Externally Loaded Text", I have created a banner ad that pulls the text data from a file. Sometimes this banner ad will load … --- ## [How to play music automatically?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-play-music-automatically/181151)
**Author:** [@bash](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bash)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2006, 10:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-play-music-automatically/181151 "2006-03-06T22:44:56Z")
I have been playing about with a basic flash music player consisting of play, pause and stop buttons. They all work fine. However what i want the file to do is play the music automatically when the file is run instead… --- ## [MovieClip prototype and return](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-prototype-and-return/181150)
**Author:** [@keitai](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/keitai)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2006, 10:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movieclip-prototype-and-return/181150 "2006-03-06T22:24:56Z")
Hi all, I am trying to put together a movieclip prototype, like MovieClip.prototype.generateWord = function() { words = new Array(); //prepare to load our external .txt //our ext. variable is wordlist //and get … --- ## [Audio using XML and Flash](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/audio-using-xml-and-flash/181144)
**Author:** [@Rkinkaid](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Rkinkaid)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2006, 9:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/audio-using-xml-and-flash/181144 "2006-03-06T21:47:18Z")
I really want to remote access audio in Flash. I believe the best way to do this is via XML (correct me if I am wrong)..? Essentially here is what I want to do: I want to have a button that is on my site, when someon… --- ## [Detecting Internet Connection](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detecting-internet-connection/181143)
**Author:** [@joaodelima](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/joaodelima)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2006, 9:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detecting-internet-connection/181143 "2006-03-06T21:43:52Z")
Suppose I have a very long SWF (let's say it takes about 20 minutes for one to go through the whole movie). At the end of the movie I would like to check if the user is still connected to the Internet (they maybe on a… --- ## [How to stop the Drawing API overwriting](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-stop-the-drawing-api-overwriting/181142)
**Author:** [@marky](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/marky)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2006, 9:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-stop-the-drawing-api-overwriting/181142 "2006-03-06T21:34:59Z")
Hello, I'm trying to make a little Flash Movie which randomly displays 3D cubes on the screen. I've got a scene which consists of an array of shapes, each of which extends a basic shape class. Then the camera ha… --- ## [Sliding menu speed](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sliding-menu-speed/181139)
**Author:** [@hall08](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hall08)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2006, 8:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sliding-menu-speed/181139 "2006-03-06T20:58:38Z")
Can anyone point out where a control for the speed either is or can be inserted for the sliding menu. Cudos to the original developer of this menu. I adapted it to fit our needs: http://www.massageheights.com/entry\_viewe… --- ## [\[FMX04\] Suggestions for parsing NCAA XML?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx04-suggestions-for-parsing-ncaa-xml/181137)
**Author:** [@ironchefmoto](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ironchefmoto)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2006, 8:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx04-suggestions-for-parsing-ncaa-xml/181137 "2006-03-06T20:48:10Z")
I'm working on a Flash-based information-only NCAA men's basketball bracket that pulls from a static XML file. Here's the basic structure of the XML: \ \ \ … --- ## [Browser window and Projector fullscreen](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/browser-window-and-projector-fullscreen/181136)
**Author:** [@CayoHueso](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/CayoHueso)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2006, 8:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/browser-window-and-projector-fullscreen/181136 "2006-03-06T20:47:27Z")
Hi everybody, I have a projector that I play fullscreen on Mac and on Windows. In the projector I have links that open websites in a web browser window. When I play the projector on Mac, the browser window opens in … --- ## [Waving Flag in the Wind Effect?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/waving-flag-in-the-wind-effect/181134)
**Author:** [@mikedkap](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mikedkap)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2006, 8:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/waving-flag-in-the-wind-effect/181134 "2006-03-06T20:20:59Z")
Has anybody ever ran across (or built) an effect that would make a flag with text on it appear to slowly wave in the wind? --- ## [Synchronizing Music to a flash file](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/synchronizing-music-to-a-flash-file/181132)
**Author:** [@losse](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/losse)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2006, 8:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/synchronizing-music-to-a-flash-file/181132 "2006-03-06T20:08:45Z")
Hi there I was wondering if you could help me figure this thing out. I imported an MP3 file to the stage and started working around it to synchronize the actions with the music. When I hit "Ctrl+enter" to test the movi… --- ## [Text Buttons Flash MX 2004](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-buttons-flash-mx-2004/181130)
**Author:** [@BH\_Tech\_75](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BH_Tech_75)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2006, 7:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-buttons-flash-mx-2004/181130 "2006-03-06T19:26:17Z")
Hi I am a newbie to Flash & Dreamweaver programming. I have created a flash movie that I want to eventually put in a Dreamweaver page. I don't know how to create button in Flash--yet, but I have three words that I need… --- ## [\[mx2004\]Need help linking dropdown button to scene](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx2004-need-help-linking-dropdown-button-to-scene/181128)
**Author:** [@Rhyno](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Rhyno)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2006, 7:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mx2004-need-help-linking-dropdown-button-to-scene/181128 "2006-03-06T19:08:40Z")
I've got a dropdown menu in which i need to link to another scene on my site. The actionscript on the button i'm using is working if i put the link on the button on the main timeline, but when i nest the button inside th… --- ## [Photo Slideshow with XML Speeding Up](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photo-slideshow-with-xml-speeding-up/181127)
**Author:** [@jengel](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jengel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2006, 7:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/photo-slideshow-with-xml-speeding-up/181127 "2006-03-06T19:03:22Z")
I followed the tutorial for the Photo Slideshow using XML- it works great, however once I click the manual controls (the nextImage and prevImage functions), when the slideshow resumes, it seems to speed up. Any suggestio… --- ## [Help with my flash game](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-my-flash-game/181125)
**Author:** [@chrispal](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chrispal)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2006, 6:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-my-flash-game/181125 "2006-03-06T18:53:50Z")
Hey i am making a flash game and used the platform game tutorial to help. However when i copy the frames to another part of the game, the jumping motion does not work. Could you either: Tell me how to alter this so the j… --- ## [Sliding menu help!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sliding-menu-help/181119)
**Author:** [@jrxpapa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jrxpapa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2006, 5:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sliding-menu-help/181119 "2006-03-06T17:52:11Z")
Hi all, Just have a quick question, which will hopefully recieve a quick simple answer. I have completed the sliding menu tutorial found on this site, and I have built it up from the ground up with different graphics… --- ## [Chaning colour of MovieClip in actionscript](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/chaning-colour-of-movieclip-in-actionscript/181117)
**Author:** [@ObjectionTango](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ObjectionTango)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2006, 5:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/chaning-colour-of-movieclip-in-actionscript/181117 "2006-03-06T17:40:13Z")
Hi, i have a movieclip within a movieclip placed on the main stage, when someone rolls over it, i want it to change the colour of another movie clip on the stage (its just text on the stage that i turned into a movieclip… --- ## [Code Management](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/code-management/181116)
**Author:** [@simpleSoft](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/simpleSoft)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2006, 5:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/code-management/181116 "2006-03-06T17:35:03Z")
Does anyone here use a system for tracking their releases of Flash/PHP (Dreamweaver) applications they write? If so what do you use with your system and how did you set it up? Currently, I use eventum to track my bug… --- ## [Movie clip suddenly appears!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-clip-suddenly-appears/181114)
**Author:** [@Toner](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Toner)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2006, 5:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-clip-suddenly-appears/181114 "2006-03-06T17:27:03Z")
Hi there, I\`ve a problem which is driving me insane and I hope someone out there knows the answer to how I can fix it. Ive ActionScript attached to a text button which, when you roll over, brings up a movie clip of t… --- ## [Dynamic ComboBox problem](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-combobox-problem/181112)
**Author:** [@Monte323](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Monte323)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2006, 5:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/dynamic-combobox-problem/181112 "2006-03-06T17:07:01Z")
Hello all - I am trying to populate a ComboBox from a ColdFusion component. The cfc is simply querying a db to get a list of products. However, the code I am placing in the Actions panel: function PartsList\_Resul… --- ## [XML gallery load into scrollpane spacing?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-gallery-load-into-scrollpane-spacing/181110)
**Author:** [@final\_end](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/final_end)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2006, 4:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/xml-gallery-load-into-scrollpane-spacing/181110 "2006-03-06T16:59:31Z")
Looking through all the xml gallery examples and tutorials i havent found the simple thing im thinking of, which is to just have the imgs loaded through an xml into a plain old scrollpane so that the spacing between the … --- ## [Moving and aligning an object along a path using startDrag & \_xmouse](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moving-and-aligning-an-object-along-a-path-using-startdrag--xmouse/181109)
**Author:** [@artISgarbage](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/artISgarbage)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2006, 4:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moving-and-aligning-an-object-along-a-path-using-startdrag--xmouse/181109 "2006-03-06T16:37:29Z")
This is my first post here, I hope I can find some help! i'm busting my brains... I am trying to build a navigation header for one of my projects right now... the header has a nice curve to it, and I want to get my n… --- ## [Mail form movie doesn't communicate with a file other server!](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mail-form-movie-doesnt-communicate-with-a-file-other-server/181104)
**Author:** [@manos76](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/manos76)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2006, 3:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mail-form-movie-doesnt-communicate-with-a-file-other-server/181104 "2006-03-06T15:40:37Z")
I got the mail form movie from this site that communicates with a .php file in order to send all the info the user has input to an email address. Everything works fine when both files are in the same server. The pr… --- ## [Flash 8: Moving and aligning an object along a path using startDrag & \_xmouse](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-moving-and-aligning-an-object-along-a-path-using-startdrag--xmouse/181101)
**Author:** [@artISgarbage](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/artISgarbage)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2006, 2:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-moving-and-aligning-an-object-along-a-path-using-startdrag--xmouse/181101 "2006-03-06T14:53:26Z")
This is my first post here, I hope I can find some help! i'm busting my brains... I am trying to build a navigation header for one of my projects right now... the header has a nice curve to it, and I want to get my n… --- ## [Buttons in an array and loading corresponding swf?](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttons-in-an-array-and-loading-corresponding-swf/181096)
**Author:** [@flashwillkill](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/flashwillkill)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2006, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttons-in-an-array-and-loading-corresponding-swf/181096 "2006-03-06T13:46:52Z")
Hello Kirupians, Trying to set my main buttons, which work sort of. The prob is: "this.id" is interpreted as that and flash is trying to load this.id.swf.? If I substitute the "this.id" before the container.play(); with … [Previous page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1844) [Next page](https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/flash/38.md?page=1846)